Norman High School - Trail Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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 In Memorium In loving appreciation of Andrew Samuel Faulkner, superintendent of Norman Public Schools from the years 1918 until 1923, giving the Iasi years of liis life to earnest endeavors which unquestionably raised tlx standerd and personnel of the school. He was born in While Sulphur, West Virginia, Jan- uary 10, 1870. At the age of 25 years, In became super- intendent of public instruction at Ludonia, Mo. Three years later be received his I». S. degree from Missouri State Teachers College. From the year 1901 until 1907, be was superintendent of Wellsville, Mo., schools. Coming to Oklahoma in 1907, he became superintend- ent of schools at Hugo until 1915, when In was appointed head of the English and Psychology departments at South- eastern State Teacher’s College at Durant, lie was elected superintenden of Norman Public schools in 1918 after serving two years as president of Northwestern Col- lege at Alva, Oklahoma. During the five years of his superintendency here, Mr. Faulkner was known to be an upright and an honor- able man, having implicit faith in Ood. Ilis passing here, marked the close» of a beautiful, successful life; though he is gone, his memory will be with us forever—tin memory of a man whose ever ready sym- pathy and kindly aid endeared him to us all. ten 19 2 4 m